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Commissioners adopt ordinance lowering Umptanum Road speed limit to 35 mph after residents testify about safety
Summary
After extensive public comment both for and against, the Board of Commissioners approved Ordinance No. 2025-005 to lower the posted speed on Umptanum Road from 50 mph to 35 mph, citing safety near Damman School and new FHWA guidance; the vote was 3-0.
Kittitas County commissioners voted 3-0 on May 20 to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-005, lowering the posted speed limit on Umptanum Road from 50 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour and directing placement of new speed-limit signage.
County Engineer Cameron Curtis presented the department's speed study and recommended the reduction, noting new guidance published by the Federal Highway Administration earlier in the year about setting context-sensitive speed limits. Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor Stephanie Hartung told commissioners the FHWA document is advisory guidance rather than a legal requirement and that the county must weigh multiple local factors when setting…
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